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22 Apr 1451
Isabella I of Castile Queen of Spain (1479-1504) patron of Christopher Columbus who initiated the Spanish Inquisition with husband Ferdinand II of Aragon born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres Spain (d. 1504)
22 Apr 1610
Alexander VIII [Pietro Ottoboni] Italian Pope (1689-91) born in Venice Italy (d. 1691)
22 Apr 1640
Mariana Alcoforado Portuguese nun born in Beja Portugal (d. 1723)
22 Apr 1658
Giuseppe Torelli italian composer (Concerti Grossi) born in Verona Italy (d. 1709)
22 Apr 1682
Willem I Kerricx the Young Flemish architectsculptorpainter
22 Apr 1690
John Carteret Earl Granville (C) English chief minister (1722-42)
22 Apr 1707
Henry Fielding English novelist (Joseph Andrews Tom Jones)
22 Apr 1711
Eleazar Wheelock American founder of Dartmouth College (d. 1779)
22 Apr 1744
James Sullivan 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
22 Apr 1773
Jean V baron de Rebecque SwissDutch army leader
22 Apr 1775
Georg Hermes German philosophertheologist (Hermenianen)
22 Apr 1781
Friedrich Christian Hermann Uber German composer born in Breslau
22 Apr 1799
Jean Lonard Marie Poiseuille French physician and physiologist (blood pressure) born in Paris (d. 1869)
22 Apr 1812
Solomon Caesar Malan British orientalist (d. 1894)
22 Apr 1818
Cadwallader Colden Washburn American Major General (Union Army) born in Livermore Maine (d. 1882)
22 Apr 1823
Alfred Gibbs American Major General (Union Army) born in Long Island New York (d. 1868)
22 Apr 1827
William Hopkins Morris American author editor inventor and Major General (Union Army) born in (d. 1900)
22 Apr 1831
Alexander McDowell McCook American Major General (Union Army) born in Columbiana County Ohio (d. 1903)
22 Apr 1832
Julius Sterling Morton Nebraska (Gov-Neb) started Arbor Day
22 Apr 1844
Lewis Thornton Powell would-be assassin of Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
22 Apr 1852
Guillaume IV Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
22 Apr 1853
Alphonse Bertillon French anthropologist devised crime ID system
22 Apr 1854
Henri-Marie Lafontaine Belgian international lawyer (Nobel 1913)
22 Apr 1856
[Marie] Louise Hens Flemish actress (Two Orphans) born (d. 1939)
22 Apr 1860
Ada Rehan Irish-American stage actress and comedian (Dalys Fifth Avenue Theatre) born in County Limerick Ireland (d. 1916)
22 Apr 1866
Hans von Seeckt German general (Future of the Reich)
22 Apr 1868
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (d. 1924)
22 Apr 1872
Princess Margaret of Prussia queen of Finland (d. 1954)
22 Apr 1873
Ellen Anderson Glasgow American novelist (Ancient Law Pulitzer-1942)
22 Apr 1881
Alexander Kerensky Simbirsk Russian PM (1917)
22 Apr 1884
John van Capel oldest man in Netherlands (Died Sept 3 1992)
22 Apr 1889
Ludwig Renn German writer born in Dresden (d. 1979)
22 Apr 1889
Richard Glcks German SS officer and concentration camp administrator (d. 1945 by suicide)
22 Apr 1891
Belle Bennett American actress (Stella Dallas Iron Mask) born in Milaca Minnesota (d. 1932)
22 Apr 1891
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco Italian anarchist (Sacco and Vanzetti Trial) born in Torremaggiore Italy (d. 1927)
22 Apr 1892
Vernon Johns American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
22 Apr 1899
Martyn Green British actor (Gilbert & Sullivan Iceman Cometh) born in London England (d. 1975)
22 Apr 1903
Daphne Akhurst Cozens Australian tennis player (5-time Australasian Cship winner) born in Sydney NSW (d. 1933)
22 Apr 1905
Robert Choquette French Canadian novelist poet and diplomat (d. 1991)
22 Apr 1906
Eric William Fenby composerpresident (Delius Society)
22 Apr 1906
Prince Gustaf Adolf Duke of Vsterbotten second in line to the Swedish throne (d. 1946)
22 Apr 1907
Ivan Efremov Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
22 Apr 1909
Ralph Byrd American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show SOS Coast Guard) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1952)
22 Apr 1909
Rita Levi-Montalcini Italian neurologist Nobel laureate (d. 2012)
22 Apr 1909
Indro Montanelli Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
22 Apr 1910
Norman Steenrod American mathematician (d. 1971)
22 Apr 1912
Kathleen Mary Ferrier England contralto (Orfeo Ed Evridice)
22 Apr 1914
Charles Hubert Sisson authorpoet (Christopher Homm)
22 Apr 1914
Hans Baumann German nationalist writer born in Amberg Bavaria (d. 1988)
22 Apr 1914
Jan de Hartog DutchEnglish writer (Hollands Glory)
22 Apr 1914
Michael Wittman German soldier and tank ace (d. 1944)
22 Apr 1915
Dick Dudley American TV host (Village Barn) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2000)
22 Apr 1916
Earl of Oxford & Asquith governor (Seychelles)
22 Apr 1916
Yehudi Menuhin violinist conductor and teacher (Bartoks Sonata) born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
22 Apr 1917
Leo Abse Welsh politician and biographer born in Cardiff (d. 2008)
22 Apr 1917
Sidney Nolan Australia painterillustrator (Ned Kelly)
22 Apr 1917
Yvette Chauvir French ballerina born in Paris (d. 2016)
22 Apr 1920
Hal March [Harold Mendelson] American comedian actor and TV host (64000 Question Outrage) born in San Francisco California (d. 1970)
22 Apr 1920
Jos de Haes Flemish philologicalpoet (Misery of the Word)
22 Apr 1922
Charles Mingus Arizona jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus)
22 Apr 1922
Lou Stein pianist (Tonight America After Dark) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
22 Apr 1922
Richard C Diebenkorn Jr American painter (Ocean Park Paintings)
22 Apr 1923
Hugh Lloyd British actor (Hugh and I Punch & Judy Man) born in Chester England (d. 2008)
22 Apr 1923
Paula Fox American writer for children (The Slave Dancer) and adults born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
22 Apr 1923
Avis Bunnage British actress (Rising Damp Coronation Street) born in Ardwick Manchester England (d. 1990)
22 Apr 1923
Aaron Spelling American television producer (Charlies Angels) (d. 2006)
22 Apr 1925
George Cole English actor (Minder Vampire Lovers) born in London England (d.2015)
22 Apr 1926
Charlotte Rae American character actress comedian singer and dancer (Edna-Facts of Life) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2018)
22 Apr 1926
James Stirling Scottish D-day-parachutistarchitectknight
22 Apr 1929
Geoffrey Marshall Provost (Queens College Oxford)
22 Apr 1929
Margaret Pereira English forensic scientist (Nicholls and Pereira method) born in Bexley (d. 2017)
22 Apr 1929
Michael Atiyah English mathematician (Atiyah-Singer Index Fields Medal 1966) born in London England (d. 2019)
22 Apr 1929
Robert Wade-Gery diplomatexec director (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
22 Apr 1931
Henk Gortzak Dutch carpenter communist leader and politician (CPNPSP)
22 Apr 1935
Christopher Ball British linguist and Warden of Keble College Oxford (1980-88)
22 Apr 1935
Paul Chambers American jazz bassist (d. 1969)
22 Apr 1936
Pierre Htu French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
22 Apr 1931
Robert Dickson Canadian ice hockey player (1948)
22 Apr 1931
Ronald Hynd British choreographer (English National Ballet)
22 Apr 1931
Simon Siem Vroom Dutch actor (The Lift Bridge Too Far Mysteries) born in Beemster Noord-Holland (d. 1985)
22 Apr 1932
Michael Colgrass composer (Best Wishes) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Apr 1934
John K Barlow English rubberplanterfinanciermulti-millionaire
22 Apr 1934
Nico Ladenis British restauranteur (Nico at 90)
22 Apr 1934
Edward Portman 9th Viscount Portman British landowner and multimillionaire (d. 1999)
22 Apr 1937
David Summerscale head master (Westminster School England)
22 Apr 1937
Jack Nitzsche composersongwriter (An Officer & a Gentleman)
22 Apr 1937
Kenneth Palmer umpire and cricketer (1-190 in only Test for England)
22 Apr 1938
Alan Bond Australian tycoonyachtsman (Americas Cup) born in London
22 Apr 1939
Jason Miller actor and writer (Exorcist Light of Day) born in Scranton Pennsylvania
22 Apr 1942
Denis Lill New Zealand-born British actor (Only Fools and Horses) born in Hamilton New Zealand
22 Apr 1943
Mel Carter singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me)
22 Apr 1943
Steve Dunne New Zealand cricket umpire (NZ Test umpire on international panel) born in Dunedin. Otago
22 Apr 1943
Louise Glck American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate
22 Apr 1944
Joshua Rifkin American conductor and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s born in NYC New York
22 Apr 1944
Steve Fossett American adventurer (1st person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon) born in Jackson Tennessee (disappeared 2007)
22 Apr 1945
Donald Graham US businessman (Graham Holdings Company Facebook)
22 Apr 1945
Robert Key MPBritish undersecretary for National Heritage
22 Apr 1946
Dectuplets Bacacay Brazil 8 males & 2 females
22 Apr 1947
Barry Guy English composer and double bass player born in London
22 Apr 1948
Carol Drinkwater Anglo-Irish actress (Father All Creatures Great & Small) and author (The Haunted School Provence) born in London
22 Apr 1949
Spencer Haywood Silver City Ms NBAer (Olympic gold 1968 Knicks)
22 Apr 1950
Lewis Biggs curator (Tate Gallery-North Liverpool)
22 Apr 1950
Peter Frampton guitaristvocalist (Frampton Comes Alive) born in Kent England
22 Apr 1951
Paul Carrack rock vocalist (SqueezeAce-How Long) born in Sheffield England
22 Apr 1953
Steve Bond Haifa Israel actor (General Hospital To Die For)
22 Apr 1954
Joseph Bottoms American actor (Surfacing Blind Date Braker) born in Santa Barbara California
22 Apr 1955
Arthur Baker rock producer (Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock)
22 Apr 1956
Catherine Mary Stewart Edmonton actress (Passion & Paradise)
22 Apr 1957
Alan Campbell Homestead Fla actor (E Z-3s a Crowd)
22 Apr 1957
Donald Tusk Polish politician Prime Minister of Poland (2007-14) President of the European Council 2014-) born in Gdask Poland
22 Apr 1958
Ashraf Ali cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistani mid-80s)
22 Apr 1958
Ken Olandt actor (April Fools Day Imposter Leprechaun)
22 Apr 1959
Nicky Le Roux South Africa LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Champ-15th)
22 Apr 1959
Ranjan Madugalle cricketer (pioneer of Sri Lankas Test teams)
22 Apr 1959
Ryan Stiles American actor (Lewis-Drew Carey Show) born in Seattle Washington
22 Apr 1960
Lloyd Honeyghan English welterweight boxing champ (1986)
22 Apr 1960
Randall L. Stephenson American business executive
22 Apr 1960
Gary Rhodes British restaurateur and television chef born in London England
22 Apr 1961
Byron Allen comedian (Real People Byron Allen Show) born in Los Angeles California
22 Apr 1961
Jeff Hostetler NFL quarterback (NY Giants Raiders Redskins1990 Superbowl)
22 Apr 1961
Jimmy Key Huntsville Alabama pitcher (Blue Jays NY Yanks Orioles)
22 Apr 1962
David Wettlaufer golfer (Ontario Beefeater-1986 87) born in Kitchener Ontario
22 Apr 1962
Denise Baldwin LPGA golfer (1991 Futures Salisbury) born in Atlanta Georgia
22 Apr 1963
Sean Lock British comedian and actor (British Comedy Award 2000) born in Chertsey Surrey
22 Apr 1964
Chris Makepeace actor (Vamp My Bodyguard Meatballs Oasis) born in Toronto Ontario
22 Apr 1965
Lauri Hendler actress (Julie - Gimme a Break) born in Ft Belvoir Virgina
22 Apr 1966
Glenn Parker NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills KC Chiefs)
22 Apr 1967
Harvey Williams NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
22 Apr 1967
Mike Buck NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals)
22 Apr 1967
Sheryl Lee American actress (Twin Peaks Love Lies & Murder) born in Boulder Colorado
22 Apr 1967
Sherri Shepherd American comedian and actress
22 Apr 1968
Bimbo Coles NBA guard (Golden State Warriors)
22 Apr 1968
Jo Angel cricketer (big WA right-arm fast bowler Australia 1993-)
22 Apr 1968
Vernell Coles basketball player (Olympic bronze 1988)
22 Apr 1968
Zarley Zalapski Edmonton NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
22 Apr 1969
Bobby Olive NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
22 Apr 1969
Craig Logan Scotland rock bassist (Bros Front Bon Jovi-New Jersey)
22 Apr 1969
George Williams Lacrosse WI catcher (Oakland As)
22 Apr 1970
Claus Biedermann WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
22 Apr 1682
Willem Ignatius Kerricx Flemish architect sculptor and painter born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1745)
22 Apr 1690
John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville (C) and English chief minister (1722-42) born in Westminster Middlesex England (d. 1763)
22 Apr 1707
Henry Fielding English novelist (Joseph Andrews Tom Jones) born in Sharpham Somerset England (d. 1754)
22 Apr 1711
Eleazar Wheelock American founder of Dartmouth College born in Windham Connecticut (d. 1779)
22 Apr 1744
James Sullivan 7th Governor of Massachusetts (1807-08) born in Berwick Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1808)
22 Apr 1766
Madame de Stal [Anne Louise Germaine de Stal-Holstein] French-Swiss author (De lAllemagne) born in Paris (d. 1817)
22 Apr 1773
Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque Swiss-Dutch army leader born in Genve Republic of Geneva (d. 1850)
22 Apr 1775
Georg Hermes German philosopher and theologist (Hermenianen) born in Dreierwalde Mnster (d. 1831)
22 Apr 1781
Friedrich Christian Hermann Uber German composer born in Breslau (d. 1822)
22 Apr 1812
Solomon Caesar Malan British orientalist born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1894)
22 Apr 1816
Philip James Bailey English poet (Festus) born in Nottingham England (d. 1902)
22 Apr 1816
Charles-Denis Bourbaki French general born in Pau Pyrnes-Atlantiques France (d. 1897)
22 Apr 1828
Guilherme Cossoul Portuguese composer born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1880)
22 Apr 1832
Julius Sterling Morton American politician (3rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) and founder of Arbor Day born in Adams New York (d. 1902)
22 Apr 1839
August W. Eichler German botanist (developed a new system of classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution) born in Neukirchen Hesse (d. 1997)
22 Apr 1844
Lewis Thornton Powell would-be assassin of Secretary of State William H. Seward born in Randolph County Alabama (d. 1865)
22 Apr 1852
Guillaume IV Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1905-12) born in Biebrich Palace Wiesbaden Duchy of Nassau (d. 1912)
22 Apr 1853
Alphonse Bertillon French police officer and anthropologist (devised crime ID system) born in Paris (d. 1914)
22 Apr 1854
Henri La Fontaine Belgian international lawyer (Nobel 1913) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1943)
22 Apr 1856
[Marie] Louise Hens Flemish actress (Two Orphans) (d. 1939)
22 Apr 1858
Ethel Smyth English composer born in Sidcup Kent (d. 1944)
22 Apr 1863
C. A. J. van Dishoeck Dutch publisher born in Zierikzee Netherlands (d. 1931)
22 Apr 1864
Phil May English cartoonist born in Wortley Leeds (d. 1903)
22 Apr 1866
Hans von Seeckt German general and advisor of Chiang Kai-shek born in Schleswig Duchy of Schleswig German Confederation (d. 1936)
22 Apr 1868
Jos Vianna da Motta Portuguese composer born in So Tom So Tom and Prncipe (d. 1948)
22 Apr 1868
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria 4th and last child of Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria born in Ofen (Buda) Austria-Hungary (d. 1924)
22 Apr 1872
Princess Margaret of Prussia Queen consort-elect of Finland born in New Palace Potsdam Prussia German Empire (d. 1954)
22 Apr 1873
Ellen Anderson Glasgow American novelist (Ancient Law Pulitzer-1942) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1945)
22 Apr 1876
Georg Lurich Estonian wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century born in Vike-Maarja Governorate of Estonia Russian Empire (d. 1920)
22 Apr 1878
Kitty Gordon English entertainer born in Folkestone Kent (d. 1974)
22 Apr 1881
Alexander Kerensky Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government (1917) born in Simbirsk Russian Empire (d. 1970)
22 Apr 1884
Armas Launis Finnish composer born in Hmeenlinna Finland (d. 1959)
22 Apr 1889
Richard Glcks German SS officer and concentration camp administrator born in Odenkirchen German Empire (d. 1945)
22 Apr 1891
Harold Jeffreys English mathematician (Theory of Probability) and geophysicist born in County Durham England (d. 1989)
22 Apr 1891
Vittorio Jano Italian automobile designer born in San Giorgio Canavese Piedmont Italy (d. 1965)
22 Apr 1892
Nikolai Obukhov Russian composer born in Olshanka village Kursk Province Russian Empire (d. 1954)
22 Apr 1892
Vernon Johns American civil rights activist born in Darlington Heights Virginia (d. 1965)
22 Apr 1902
Megan Lloyd George English politician (1st female MP for Welsh - Carmarthen) born in Criccieth Caernarfonshire Wales (d. 1966)
22 Apr 1905
Robert Choquette French Canadian novelist poet and diplomat born in Manchester New Hampshire (d. 1991)
22 Apr 1906
Eric Fenby English composer and president (Delius Society) born in Scarborough North Yorkshire (d. 1997)
22 Apr 1906
Prince Gustaf Adolf Duke of Vsterbotten Swedish prince second in line to the Swedish throne born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 1946)
22 Apr 1907
Ivan Yefremov Russian paleontologist (originator of the concept of taphonomy) and author (Andromeda Nebula) born in Vyritsa Saint Petersburg Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1972)
22 Apr 1909
Rita Levi-Montalcini Italian neurologist (Nobel 1986) born in Turin Italy (d. 2012)
22 Apr 1909
Indro Montanelli Italian journalist and historian (History of the Greeks) born in Fucecchio Italy (d. 2001)
22 Apr 1910
Eric Scowen English physician and Professor of Medicine (University of London 1961-75) born in West Ham London (d. 2001)
22 Apr 1910
Norman Steenrod American mathematician (algebraic topology) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1971)
22 Apr 1912
Miguel Querol Gavalda Spanish musicologist and composer born in Ulldecona Spain (d. 2002)
22 Apr 1912
Kathleen Ferrier English contralto singer (Orfeo Ed Evridice) born in Higher Walton Lancashire (d. 1953)
22 Apr 1914
C. H. Sisson British author (Christopher Homm) born in Bristol England (d. 2003)
22 Apr 1914
Jan de Hartog Dutch-English writer (Hollands Glory) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 2002)
22 Apr 1914
Michael Wittman German soldier and tank ace born in Vogelthal Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire (d. 1944)
22 Apr 1916
Yehudi Menuhin American-British violinist conductor and teacher (Bartoks Sonata) born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
22 Apr 1917
Sidney Nolan Australian painter and illustrator (Ned Kelly) born in Carlton Victoria Australia (d. 1992)
22 Apr 1918
Mickey Vernon American MLB baseball player born in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
22 Apr 1919
Donald J. Cram American biochemist (development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity - Nobel 1987) born in Chester Vermont (d. 2001)
22 Apr 1920
Jos de Haes Flemish philological and poet (Misery of the Word) born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1974)
22 Apr 1922
Charles Mingus American jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus) born in Nogales Arizona (d. 1979)
22 Apr 1922
Lou Stein American pianist (Tonight America After Dark) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
22 Apr 1922
Richard Diebenkorn American painter (Ocean Park Paintings) born in Portland Oregon (d. 1993)
22 Apr 1923
Aaron Spelling American television producer (Charlies Angels) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2006)
22 Apr 1926
James Stirling Scottish architect born in Glasgow (d. 1992)
22 Apr 1927
Pascal Bentoiu Romanian composer born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2016)
22 Apr 1927
Laurel Aitken Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music born in Cuba (d. 2005)
22 Apr 1929
Robert Wade-Gery British diplomat (High Commissioner to India 198287) born in Oxford (d. 2015)
22 Apr 1931
Henk Gortzak [Hendricus Gortzak] Dutch carpenter and politician (CPNPSP) born in Amsterdam (d. 1989)
22 Apr 1931
Bruce Dickson Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952) born in Edmonton Alberta Canada
22 Apr 1931
Ronald Hynd British choreographer (English National Ballet) born in London
22 Apr 1932
Michael Colgrass American-Canadian composer (Best Wishes) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Apr 1933
Anthony Llewellyn Welsh-American scientist and NASA astronaut born in Cardiff Wales (d. 2013)
22 Apr 1934
Nico Ladenis Tanganyikan-British restauranteur (Nico at 90) born in Tanganyika Tanzania
22 Apr 1935
Paul Chambers American jazz bassist born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
22 Apr 1936
Pierre Htu French Canadian conductor and pianist born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1998)
22 Apr 1937
Bobbi Fiedler American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in Santa Monica California (d. 2019)
22 Apr 1937
Jack Nitzsche American composer and songwriter (An Officer & a Gentleman) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
22 Apr 1937
Ken Palmer English umpire and cricketer (1-190 in only Test for England) born in Winchester Hampshire England
22 Apr 1938
Alan Bond Australian tycoon and yachtsman (Americas Cup) born in London (d. 2015)
22 Apr 1938
Deane Beman American golfer administrator writer course designer (US Open 1969 runner-up PGA Tour Commissioner 1974-94) born in Washington D.C.
22 Apr 1939
Jason Miller American actor and writer (Exorcist Light of Day) born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
22 Apr 1943
Mel Carter American singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me) born in Cincinnati Ohio
22 Apr 1943
Louise Glck American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate born in NYC New York
22 Apr 1945
Alan Dukes Irish Fine Gael politician born in Drimnagh Dublin Ireland
22 Apr 1945
Donald E. Graham American businessman (Graham Holdings Company Facebook) born in Baltimore Maryland
22 Apr 1945
Gielijn Escher Dutch postage stamp artist born in Oegstgeest Netherlands
22 Apr 1945
Robert Key British Conservative Party politician (MP for Salisbury) born in Plymouth Devon England
22 Apr 1946
Archy Kirkwood British politician (MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
22 Apr 1946
John Waters American director (Hairspray) born in Baltimore Maryland
22 Apr 1946
Louise Harel Quebec politician and City Councillor for MaisonneuveLongue-Pointe born in Sainte-Thrse-de-Blainville Quebec
22 Apr 1946
Nicole Garcia French actress and director (Going Away) born in Oran Algeria
22 Apr 1960
Gary Rhodes British restaurateur and television chef born in London England (d. 2019)
22 Apr 1970
Coleman Bell NFL tight end (Washington Redskins)
22 Apr 1971
Ingo Rademacher German FR actor (Jasper Jacks-General Hospital)
22 Apr 1971
Milos Holan Bilovec Cze NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
22 Apr 1971
Daisuke Enomoto Japanese people space tourist
22 Apr 1972
Anna Falchi Tampera Finland actress (La Dolce Vita 90)
22 Apr 1972
Sabine Appelmans Aalst Belg tennis star (Strasbourg doubles final)
22 Apr 1972
Owen Finegan Australian rugby union footballer
22 Apr 1973
Christopher Sanders tight end (Washington Redskins)
22 Apr 1973
Scott Fields NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
22 Apr 1974
Shavo Odadjian Armenian-born bassist (System of a Down)
22 Apr 1975
Stijn Haeldermans Belgian soccer player (MVV)
22 Apr 1518
Antoine of Navarre [de Bourbon] King of Navarre 1555-62) born in La Fre Picardy France (d. 1562)
22 Apr 1839
August W. Eichler German botanist (developed a new system of classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution) born in Neukirchen Hesse (d. 1887)
22 Apr 1844
Lewis Powell American Confederate soldier who was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln and who attempted to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward born in Randolph Alabama (d. 1865)
22 Apr 1903
Daphne Akhurst Cozens Australian tennis player (Australasian Cship singles 1925 26 28 29 30) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1933)
22 Apr 1906
Prince Gustaf Adolf Duke of Vsterbotten Swedish prince second in line to the Swedish throne born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 1947)
22 Apr 1909
Hymie Shertzer American jazz and session saxophonist (Benny Goodman NBCs Tonight Show) born in New York City (d. 1977)
22 Apr 1911
Max Dupain Australian photographer (Sunbaker) born in Ashfield Australia (d. 1992)
22 Apr 1918
Mickey Vernon American baseball first baseman (7 MLB All-Star World Series 1960 AL batting champion 1946 53) born in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
22 Apr 1921
Cndido Camero Cuban American percussionist (congo drum) and bandleader born in Havana Cuba (d. 2020) [1]
22 Apr 1927
Laurel Aitken Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music born in Cuba (d. 2005)
22 Apr 1929
Margaret Pereira English forensic scientist (Nicholls and Pereira method) born in Bexley England (d. 2016)
22 Apr 1932
Michael Colgrass American-Canadian composer who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the piece Dj vu born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2019)
22 Apr 1934
Nico Ladenis Tanganyikan-British restaurateur (Nico at 90) born in Tanganyika Tanzania
22 Apr 1937
Ken Palmer English cricket umpire (22 Tests 23 ODIs 1977-2001) and fast bowler (1 Test) born in Winchester Hampshire England
22 Apr 1938
Alan Bond Australian businessman and yachting syndicate owner (Americas Cup 1983) born in London England (d. 2015)
22 Apr 1943
Mel Carter American singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me) born in Cincinnati Ohio
22 Apr 1943
Steve Dunne New Zealand cricket umpire (39 Tests 100 ODIs) born in Dunedin. Otago
22 Apr 1943
Louise Glck American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate (2020 Nobel Prize for Literature) born in NYC New York
22 Apr 1949
Spencer Haywood American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (Olympic gold 1968 NBA Cship 1980 LA Lakers NBA All-Star 197275 ABA All-Star Game MVP 1970) born in Silver City Mississippi
22 Apr 1950
[Jesse Willard] Pete Carr American guitarist and session musician (LeBlanc and Carr) born in Daytona Beach Florida
22 Apr 1951
Paul Carrack English musician and singer-songwriter (Ace Mike the Mechanics Squeeze) born in Sheffield England
22 Apr 1953
Juhani Komulainen Finnish composer mostly of choral music born in Jmsnkoski Finland
22 Apr 1958
Ashraf Ali Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 22 dismissals 16 ODIs) born in Lahore Pakistan
22 Apr 1959
Ranjan Madugalle Sri Lankan cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests 1 x 100 7 x 50 63 ODIs) and ICC match referee (77 Tests 169 ODIs) born in Kandy Sri Lanka
22 Apr 1960
Lloyd Honeyghan British boxer (undisputed world welterweight champion 1986-87 W 43 L 5) born in Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
22 Apr 1962
Rajae Belmlih Moroccan singer born in Rabat Morocco (d. 2007)
22 Apr 1972
Owen Finegan Australian rugby union flanker (56 caps ACT Brumbies Leinster) born in Sydney Australia
22 Apr 1729
Michael Hillegas American merchant and first Treasurer of the United States (1775-89) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1804)
22 Apr 1854
Henri La Fontaine Belgian international lawyer (1st Socialist to win Nobel Peace Prize 1913) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1943)
22 Apr 1915
Edward Larrabee Barnes American architect (Walker Art Center) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2004)
22 Apr 1916
Yehudi Menuhin American-British violinist (Bla Bartks Sonata) conductor and teacher born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
22 Apr 1919
Benjamin Bull Moose Jackson American R&B saxophone player and singer (Hurry Hurry) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1989)
22 Apr 1921
Philip Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singer born in Honolulu Territory of Hawaii (d. 1980)
22 Apr 1926
Charlotte Rae American character actress (Facts Of Life - Edna) comedian singer and dancer born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2018)
22 Apr 1932
Michael Colgrass American-Canadian composer (Dj vu - Pulitzer Prize for Music 1978) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2019)
22 Apr 1935
Paul Chambers American jazz bassist (Miles Davis Quintet 1955-63 Wynton Kelly Trio 1963-68) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
22 Apr 1935
W. S. Fluke Holland American rockabilly drummer (Sun Records) born in Saltillo Tennessee (d. 2020)
22 Apr 1936
Takeshi Koba Japanese Baseball HOF infielder (Hiroshima Carp) and manager (Japan Series Champion 1979 80 84 Hiroshima Carp) born in Kumamoto Japan (d. 2021)
22 Apr 1937
(Bernard) Jack Nitzsche American composer arranger music producer keyboardist (Rolling Stones Neil Young) and songwriter (Up Where We Belong) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
22 Apr 1939
Yury Sharov Russian fencer (Olympic gold Soviet Union team foil 1964 silver 1968) born in Saratov Russia (d. 2021)
22 Apr 1943
Mel Carter American pop singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me) born in Cincinnati Ohio
22 Apr 1945
Martin Quittenton British rock and blues guitarist (Steamhammer) and songwriter (Maggie May You Wear It Well) born in England (d. 2015)
22 Apr 1950
Peter Frampton British rock guitarist and vocalist (Humble Pie Frampton Comes Alive - Show Me The Way) born in Kent England
22 Apr 1950
(Jesse) Pete Carr American guitarist and session musician (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section LeBlanc and Carr) born in Daytona Beach Florida (d. 2020)
22 Apr 1951
Paul Carrack English rock singer (Ace - How Long Mike The Mechanics - The Living Years Squeeze - Tempted) born in Sheffield England
22 Apr 1955
Arthur Baker American music producer (Afrika Banbaataa Planet Rock New Order) born in Boston Massachusetts
22 Apr 1956
Kenny Lyon American rock guitarist bassist music producer born in Coral Gables Florida
22 Apr 1968
Zarley Zalapski Canadian NHL defenseman 1987-2000 (Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames and 3 other teams) born in Edmonton Alberta (d. 2017)
22 Apr 1969
Craig Logan Scottish rock bassist (Bros.) songwriter producer label executive and artist manager born in Scotland
22 Apr 1925
George Cole English actor (Minder Vampire Lovers) born in London England (d. 2015)
22 Apr 1927
(Lorenzo) Laurel Aitken Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music born in Havana Cuba (d. 2005)
22 Apr 1935
Dick Conway New Zealand rugby union flanker8 (10 Tests Otago RFU Bay of Plenty RU) born in Whakatne New Zealand (d. 2022)
22 Apr 1935
W. S. Fluke Holland American rockabilly session and touring drummer (Sun Records Carl Perkins Johnny Cash) born in Saltillo Tennessee (d. 2020)
22 Apr 1938
Henk Groot Dutch soccer attacking midfielderforward (39 caps Ajax Feyenoord) born in Zaandijk Netherlands (d. 2022)
22 Apr 1938
Issey Miyake Japanese avant-garde fashion designer born in Hiroshima Japan (d. 2022) [1]
22 Apr 1939
Alann Steen American journalist and educator and political hostage (Beirut 1987-91) born in New York City (d. 2018)
22 Apr 1950
Forrest McDonald American blues rock guitarist (Blues In A Bucket) born in Austin Texas
22 Apr 1958
Ken Olandt American actor (April Fools Day Imposter Leprechaun) born in Richmond California
22 Apr 1961
Jeff Hostetler NFL quarterback (NY Giants Raiders Redskins1990 Super Bowl)
22 Apr 1967
Harvey Williams American NFL running back 1991-98 (Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs) born in Hempstead Texas
22 Apr 1967
Mike Buck American NFL quarterback 1990-96 (Arizona Cardinals and 2 other teams) born in Long Island New York
22 Apr 1967
Sherri Shepherd American comedian actress and television personality The View 2007-14) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Apr 1967
Sheryl Lee American stage and screen actress (Twin Peaks Love Lies and Murder) born in Boulder Colorado
22 Apr 1968
(Vernell) Bimbo Coles American NBA basketball guard 1990-2004 (Miami Heat Golden State Warriors and 3 other teams Olympic bronze 1988) born in Covington Virginia
22 Apr 1968
Carlos Costa Spanish tennis star born in Barcelona Spain
22 Apr 1889
Ludwig Renn German writer born in Dresden German Empire (d. 1979)
22 Apr 1916
Yehudi Menuhin American-British violinist (Bla Bartks Sonata) conductor and teacher born in New York City (d. 1999)
22 Apr 1923
Paula Fox American writer for children (The Slave Dancer) and adults born in New York City (d. 2017)
22 Apr 1935
Rita Johnston Canadian politician (first female premier in Canada Premier of British Columbia 1991) born in Melville Saskatchewan [1]
22 Apr 1943
Louise Glck American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate (2020 Nobel Prize for Literature) born in New York City
22 Apr 1944
Joshua Rifkin American conductor and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s born in New York City
22 Apr 1957
Donald Tusk Polish politician Prime Minister of Poland (2007-14 2023-) President of the European Council (2014-19) born in Gdask Poland
22 Apr 1963
Sean Lock British comedian (British Comedy Award 2000) and television personality born in Chertsey Surrey England (d. 2021)
22 Apr 1967
Sherri Shepherd American comedian actress and television personality (The View 2007-14) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Apr 1823
Alfred Gibbs American Major General (Union Army) born on Long Island New York (d. 1868)
22 Apr 1931
Nick Mileti American sports entrepreneur & franchise owner (Cleveland Indians Cavaliers Crusaders Cleveland Arena Coliseum at Richfield radio station WWWE AM1100) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2024)
22 Apr 1934
Nico Ladenis Greek-Tanganyikan-British restaurateur (Nico at 90) born in Tanganyika Tanzania (d. 2023)
22 Apr 1935
Sir Christopher Ball British linguist Warden of Keble College Oxford (1980-88) and first Chancellor of the University of Derby (1995-2003) born in England
22 Apr 1938
Adam Raphael English journalist and author (1973 Journalist of the Year) born in England
22 Apr 1939
Sir John Foley British Lieutenant General and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000-5) born in Herefordshire England
22 Apr 1944
Joshua Rifkin American conductor pianist and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s born in New York City
22 Apr 1946
Archy Kirkwood [Archibald Kirkwood] British politician MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (1983-2005) born in England
22 Apr 1951
Ana Mara Shua Argentine poet and renown microfiction writer (House of Geishas The Book of Memories) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
22 Apr 1956
Catherine Mary Stewart Canadian actress (Weekend at Bernies Passion and Paradise) born in Edmonton Canada
22 Apr 1960
Mart Laar Estonian statesman and Prime Minister of Estonia (1992-94 1999-2002) born in Viljandi Estonia
22 Apr 1960
Randall L. Stephenson American business executive Chairman and CEO of AT&T (2007-20) born in Oklahoma City
22 Apr 1962
Carol Van Dijk Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bettie Serveert - Dust Bunny) born in Vancouver British Columbia
22 Apr 1967
Mike Buck American NFL quarterback 1990-96 (Arizona Cardinals and 2 other teams) born on Long Island New York
22 Apr 1970
Regine Velasquez Filipina pop singer and actress born in Tondo Philippines
22 Apr 1970
Wang Tao Chinese soccer striker (2 caps Dalian Wanda FC) and executive (founder BSU FC) born in Dalian China (d. 2022)
22 Apr 1971
Daisuke Enomoto Japanese businessman and failed space tourist who sued after being prevented from going to space on medical grounds born in Matsudo Japan
22 Apr 1971
Nicklas Kulti Swedish tennis player (Davis Cup 1997 98 French Open 1995 & US Open 1997 mens doubles runner-up) born in Stockholm Sweden
22 Apr 1974
Shavo Odadjian Armenian-American heavy metal bassist (System of a Down) born in Yerevan Armenian SSR Soviet Union
22 Apr 1977
Aaron Fink American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin 2002-11) born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
22 Apr 1978
Ezekiel Jacskon [Stephens] Guyanese-American professional wrestler (2007-15) born in Linden Guyana
22 Apr 1978
Jason Stollsteimer American indie-rock singer-songwriter (The Von Bondies) born in Southfield Michigan
22 Apr 1978
Paul Malakwen Kosgei Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner born in Marakwet Kenya
22 Apr 1980
Aaron Metchnik American actor (Stephen-Torkelsons) born in Santa Barbara California
22 Apr 1980
Courtney Friel American television anchor and presenter of World Poker Tour born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
22 Apr 1658
Giuseppe Torelli Italian composer (Concerti Grossi) born in Verona Republic of Venice (d. 1709)
22 Apr 1781
Friedrich Christian Hermann Uber German composer born in Breslau Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1822)
22 Apr 1868
Jos Vianna da Motta Portuguese composer born in So Tom Portuguese Colony ofSo Tom and Prncipe (d. 1948)
22 Apr 1906
Eric Fenby English composer and president (Delius Society) born in Scarborough North Yorkshire England (d. 1997)
22 Apr 1917
Yvette Chauvir French ballerina (Paris Opera Ballet 1930-56) actress and dance teacher born in Paris (d. 2016) [1]
22 Apr 1921
(Philip) Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singer born in Honolulu Territory of Hawaii (d. 1980)
22 Apr 1921
Cndido Camero Cuban American percussionist congueros and bandleader born in Havana Cuba (d. 2020) [1]
22 Apr 1923
Aaron Spelling American television producer (Charlies Angels Dynasty) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2006)
22 Apr 1925
George Cole British actor (Minder Vampire Lovers) born in London (d. 2015)
22 Apr 1926
Charlotte Rae [Lubotsky] American character actress (Diffrent Strokes 1978-79 and The Facts Of Life 1978-86 - Mrs. Garrett) comedienne singer and dancer born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2018)
22 Apr 1927
Jill Freud [June Flewett] British actress (Love Actually) and an inspiration behind Chronicles of Narnia born in London (d. 2025)
22 Apr 1932
Tom Priestley British film editor (Deliverance The Return of the Pink Panther) born in London England (d. 2023)
22 Apr 1935
Mario Machado Chinese-American eight-time Emmy Award-winning television and radio broadcaster first Chinese-American on-air news anchor in Los Angeles born in Shanghai (d. 2013)
22 Apr 1936
C.D.B. Bryan American journalist and author (Friendly Fire P.S. Wilkinson) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2009)
22 Apr 1941
Edward Graczyk American playwright and screenwriter (Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean) born in Pennsylvania (d. 2026)
22 Apr 1946
Bruce E. Ivins American microbiologist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks investigation born in Lebanon Ohio (d. 2008) [1]
22 Apr 1946
John Waters American filmmaker (Hairspray Pink Flamingos) and actor born in Baltimore Maryland
22 Apr 1947
Joel DeMott American cinema vrit filmmaker (Seventeen Demon Lover Diary) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2025) [1]
22 Apr 1950
Lee Tamahori New Zealand film director (Once Were Warriors Die Another Day) born in Wellington New Zealand (d. 2025) [1]
22 Apr 1955
David Collier English sports administrator (CEO England & Wales Cricket Board 20042015) born in Leicester England (d. 2026)
22 Apr 1959
Terry Francona American Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians 2x World Series champion 3x AL Manager of the Year) born in Aberdeen South Dakota
22 Apr 1962
Rajae Belmlih Moroccan pop singer born in Rabat Morocco (d. 2007)
22 Apr 1966
Jeffrey Dean Morgan American actor (Negan in The Walking Dead Supernatural Greys Anatomy) born in Seattle Washington
22 Apr 1970
Regine Velasquez Filipina singer (Youve Made Me Stronger) and actress (Paano kita iibigin) born in Tondo Philippines
22 Apr 1984
Amelle Berrabah Moroccan-British singer (Sugababes - Round Round) born in Aldershot Hampshire England
22 Apr 1984
Michelle Ryan British actress (Zoe Slater in EastEnders) born in Enfield England
22 Apr 1985
Sam Altman American entrepreneur (co-founder and CEO OpenAI) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Apr 1987
David Luiz Moreira Marinho Brazilian football player (Chelsea Brazil national team) born in Diadema Brazil
22 Apr 1990
Aristos Petrou American rapper nd record producer (uicideboy) born in New Orleans Louisiana
22 Apr 1990
Machine Gun Kelly [Colson Baker] American singer-songwriter and actor (Tickets to My Downfall) born in Houston Texas
22 Apr 1997
Jill Roord Dutch football player (Manchester City Netherlands) born in Oldenzaal Netherlands
22 Apr 1999
Finn Allen New Zealand cricket batsman (fastest century in T20 World Cup history 100no in 33 balls v SA in 2026) born in Auckland New Zealand